Swapping pickup covers on a rare lefty Lucille

Issue 229 November 06, 2014

Making new pickups look old: Brand new pickups looked too shiny in this guitar that had seen a lot of gigs. So Dan Erlewine opened the old pickup and put its cover on the new one. This meant cutting the solder joint and resoldering.
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About the guitar in this video: Frank, the owner of Blue Eagle Music is a left-handed guitarist. He was delighted to find this 1991 Gibson Lucille that someone had customized for a lefty.